Overview

• Jones revealed for the first time in the Netflix documentary America's Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys that he battled stage-four melanoma for about ten years.
• He was diagnosed in June 2010 and underwent four surgeries—two on his lungs and two on lymph nodes—as the cancer metastasized.
• The 82-year-old credited participation in an experimental PD-1 immunotherapy trial with driving his turnaround.
• Jones told DallDallas Morning News that he currently has no detectable tumors and is cancer-free.
• Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer praised Jones's openness as a source of hope for people facing serious health challenges.